Rob Sheffield’s Top 20 Albums of 2021
But these were the albums that lifted me up and spun me around and kept me moving, in an amazing year for music. …Read the full story
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The 20 Worst Christmas Songs of All Time
It’a that time of year again — that very special season when you can’t walk into a grocery store without getting ambushed by “Jingle Bell Rock” or dive-bombed by Paul McCartney wishing you a “Wonderful Christmastime.” Every artist who ever sells more than two records eventually tries a Christmas tune. …Read the full story
What Cannabis Brand Leaders Should Know About Evolving Vape Culture – Rolling Stone
Vape culture has long carried a stigma, resulting in societal pressure to keep this habit hidden and the misconception of vaping as an inferior way to experience the benefits of cannabis and CBD. It’s a culture of bent rules and expanded boundaries, brought on by a collective of people demanding new ways to live life […]
Unique Correlation Between Cannabis Technology and China’s Largest App – Rolling Stone
In the absence of established apps, a super app was created in China — WeChat — one of the world’s most prominent data collectors that software companies worldwide are watching. In a video segment, the New York Times once referred to WeChat as a distinctive creature in its own unique lagoon . This void of […]
Why I Believe Celebrities Are a Key Piece in the Battle for Cannabis Legalization
While cheered by advocates, celebrity endorsements of cannabis legalization, in the beginning, were often undervalued or dismissed as frivolous. A simple “give CBD a try, I personally love it” from the right icon could lead thousands of parents and grandparents to reevaluate their long-standing opinions. Studies have analyzed the impact of celebrity endorsements and declarations […]
Green Egg Grills Have Been Sold Out All Summer – These Are the Best Alternatives
The Big Green Egg is like the Cadillac of kamado grills—sleek, powerful, and this summer, oftentimes sold out. They provide superb heat retention, work as thorough smokers, and the insulation from the thick walls means you can go low and slow or get a ripping hot sear. Normally considered for hardcore grilling gurus, it’s easier […]
In the Lox and Dipset’s Verzuz Battle, Hip-Hop Wins
After all, when you are putting on a hip-hop event, you can expect this sort of thing — big entourages telling security about the connections they have as they try to get into the show. I called MSG in the morning and tried to work my polite and boyish charm while talking to the person […]
The 100 Greatest Music Videos
And then they’d hear a voiceover, with all the smooth patter of an FM disc jockey: “Ladies and gentlemen, rock & roll.” Cue power chords, and a flag with a network logo — something called MTV — that rapidly changed colors and patterns. The format proved so durable that when MTV decided to switch things […]
Fox News Is a Little Confused About Marijuana and Crime
Police Chief Robert Contee addressed the crime wave in a lengthy press conference on Friday, citing a number of contributing factors, including the pandemic, too many guns in the city, and insufficient resources for officers. “When you have something where people get high reward and can make a lot of money by selling illegal marijuana, […]
Farewell, Biz Markie: Remembering the Wild-Style Chaos and Diabolical Genius of Hip-Hop’s Old-School Joker King
He brought his own kind of wild-style chaos to everything he did, a jester with soul, which is why he became the all-time champion of cameos — he made every song he touched better. His longtime friend and collaborator Big Daddy Kane posted a video on July 1st, asking fans to “keep my brother in […]
Angel Olsen Preps Eighties Covers Album, Drops ‘Gloria’
Olsen previewed Aisles with a cover of Laura Branigan’s “Gloria,” a sultry rendition with a slowed-down tempo. Aisles follows the box set Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories and “Like I Used To” with Sharon Van Etten. …Read the full story
Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album ‘Encore’ With Joan Jett
Encore puts the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member together with fellow rocker Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna for eight songs that were recorded before Jackson announced her retirement from touring in 2019. The album’s first single is Jackson’s cover of “It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’,” a 1962 hit for Johnny Tillotson. …Read […]
Bruce Springsteen Returns to Broadway With Emotional Performance: ‘It’s a Long Time Coming’
And as the Delta variant continues to spread across the globe, causing infection spikes everywhere where from India to Ireland, it will likely be a long time before COVID-19 is just a traumatic memory. And the capacity crowd, which included Steve Van Zandt, United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Brian Williams, and many deep-pocketed […]
Willie Nelson Talks Barbra Streisand Duet, New Book on ‘Fallon’
“She’s always been one of my favorite people, great singer. Nelson also talked about his book Letters to America, “a collection of fond memories, personal letters, good songs and bad jokes” that arrives June 29th. Nelson also chatted about writing “On the Road Again” and his imminent return to the road with his traveling Outlaw […]
Can Britney Spears’ Conservators Legally Bar Her From Having a Baby?
Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny, Spears went on to detail exactly how the conditions of her conservatorship are standing in the way of her modest goals, referring specifically to her desire to have her intrauterine device, or IUD, a form of long-term birth control, removed. “I was told right now in the conservatorship, I’m not […]
Doja Cat Makes Pop Weird Again With ‘Planet Her’
But if the last year of Doja Cat’s internet, radio, award show and chart dominance have taught us anything, it’s that our Edgelord-in-Chief is going to be sticking around for a long time, no matter what. On Planet Her, Doja Cat invites us into the exquisitely strange and spectacularly camp world she’s been teasing and […]
Blackalicious Rapper Gift of Gab Dead at 50
“It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear brother, Timothy J. A representative for Blackalicious confirmed to Rolling Stone that Parker died of natural causes. One of the greatest to ever do it,” Blackalicious DJ and Parker’s longtime friend and bandmate Xavier “Chief Xcel” Mosley said in […]
DaBaby Throws Wild Backyard BBQ in Video for New Song ‘Red Light, Green Light’
DaBaby will perform this weekend at the 2021 BET Awards, where he is nominated in seven categories, including Album of the Year for Blame It on Baby. …Read the full story
Mary J. Blige Was Worried About the Sophomore Jinx. Then She Put Out ‘My Life’
Some artists struggle to determine which of their releases is the most vital — it’s like asking a parent to pick a favorite child. Not only did the young beat-maker serve as a crucial behind-the-scenes presence during the making of My Life, blending rich Seventies soul with radio-ready hip-hop, Thompson also created “Big Poppa” and […]
Don McLean’s Daughter Alleges Mental, Emotional Abuse by ‘American Pie’ Singer
A nearly mile-long winding driveway separates the abode from a road that leads to the small coastal town of Camden, Maine, which it overlooks. While McLean has previously talked about the alleged mental abuse, she musically addresses what she calls “psychological warfare” stemming from her father for the first time on her new album, Another […]